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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
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Few people seem aware how enormously A
pettleoHt dfesa Of any sort increases tile ap-
parent SIZE Of the hips until they have seen
the ga ne persons in a diHerent-f e two
legged-dI eas 1hv habit Of VIZ airing a flrt h,
which canteR the duality OF the farm Il be
eoECeaiediE the true cause OF all the errors
and strange eontoTtiOns which ~ IA insepara-
ne nom Wonenta dress lbeompletely alters
the character Of the uRure and caIises III &
Ordinary waist TO look lsrge and clumsy,
llrtss q man ID a WOl0an'a skirt and his gnisi
Immediately appeais large out N an proper
non % ~ heiaht; and this result is the true
cause 81 the compression Of She waist among
most European nations. Iillltis removed
~ Is Yain fo argue .gainst tight laeing. Tie
ma}olltNof aomqn. also seem pnsWafe how
nnbcet Inlug q thing IL the tight bodice
which y the stereotyped form on which their
poqlees are made. hey nneoafei0UAly Try
~ impr0ye upon IL by niAkimg imitation yegts
and Bisteoats and falls 81 laca down TIC
trout, BHt with loo e, tapping skirt an
ARTIST nd becoming form Of bodice il out
q TIE Question, FOR nniya tight bodice can
gave The hqur-Elass pinch rendered necessary
by tne g9lailai fa.m tie legs assume when
eacaaed III skirts.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
"a Invaalion 20 lglndmllIa.

lAVAfAsu A|AAAb RAtfMhs
Mlhdnlilss are very ancient invention,
but are not ef much practical valne ii a
country where 3iiel h clseap, f,om the eS-
t.ene. iTr, gul9iity of the wind ilpgn agbfph
they depend. II ie hoped lhat fefaeiiy ~
rus deleet mas been found BY The Due az
heltfgi IA tie transformation III the snFplali
eneigggf Niady we4theT by caHsiBg II u,
diiYe . dynamo, thus connecting ii INTO alec
tg1elty, wish Which he charges battefsea NJ
siprsge cells n,sse ii tnfaesn ~ ntiiizcd rs
dfiye ne machinery IN tiaa 1T calm. ANY
aueD plNn " Vf course attended bg very
inTge waste Of power. but Nhen TIA oriRiilai
QuaEAly y 70 eilorinolls IS AZ is ii eale 81
Minds wkate 10 d matter nf very little fls-
merit. Before the world h many generations
oder more aiteAlion Wsh hage 70 be given u
VIC question VI F0hing tile graat dhseen k
AsEnae ~ our machinery. and ptiiiging the
9il54m0pe energy Of The Ni.ds. waves and
des not 20 mention water power md the
a.Fgel adlaFiQtl fsQintlle slgil. Cur store ~
eeai VIII gp1 eiieRa last Tor many : long DAY
70 eulne, but We uugiss not osifgFt thst M,
race N spendfhrita, hsins o. orr
e. lteii AI2 thai ~ Hillst not miss hgV OBS
pptAlniis Of 4eqlQlll2inE the limited re-
aotEeea 81 our eetatd
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
rElEGRsPHlNG As You plpr


Sifofhtosb m lHOFlDF(Ian
Electrical World.
At the invitation 81 The 0on,ol,a.i.,
way Telegraph Company n NM ny.
party ~ eleetfleiens and oilen mi.
upon we Lemgh Valley Railroad on
day, Oct: o, to inspect ibe openlIs5
system 81 tram ielegiaphy ID as apS
four mixes Of the r0ad.
lhe system, due to Edison. pbslr
land smith, and Others, ia WeifB.
maip features to oar Fegde,R M
qualifications have beau ntodaeR
have greatly improved its ehleiegr
az 1t now stands all The dif6wlfes
encountered may be said to 5e eahr
come.
~ the tiFsL equlpment0n ih6lahihg
Railroad She indngiiye poeiVF d,
consisted Of a coil Of lnany hi6G
wound around the car, apd thoiHses
was an insulated wire laid sloat
Mhlle this system leftiiHlt No u
involved soAie expense which hSIa
the method used at present Ihs
IN the employment Of lho foaf b
where such il available Y 4
ceiyeT, and the line Il n
Wlre strung npon p0eB nesg lh
With fhe prestntRybtein The r69i q
isi IN most cases. available, Sn9aer
equipped ready Tor work in hlstif
short time. AL that's Necessary B
tlehment of wire 70 the gu0i, salia
swivel plate Of AGAR truck ioF / el@i
the insertion Of the instrumental
cuit thus formed. Such Hss tl5 M
mept Of the directors oar HhIei
| blched TO tie special train Oh tMelr
AND the whole equipment did net ga
minutes.
The system az II e1ists iodi5
stated, consists mainly 10 The %
short pole telegraph line aIt9gi'i1
| She side Of the railroad TRACK q 6le
lance OF eight or ten feet from iAs lil
| polas being much smaller tlaH0dI1t
/ graph poles, and from ton % lllf e
| hieh. At their top lB placed a. n
/ glass or porcelain insdiaiot fg
[ which is 8 single galvanized ss.f
/ telegraph wire about NJ. III Aa
gauge. As remarked before, Hhiif
/ tieable, the metal roof OF lleearal
as the indnGtiye receiver 0i NE ~
I where no metal roof exists a ll1l G
rod or tube half an inch il diaglls
| plJyod, placed under the eaYes 2. IA
From the roof, the WiTe passss.1il9
ments, and then 70 me Fleef q
The uperStOr'B equipnentls qllg
/ and consists merely OF 5 sntll iasls' n
| the key, the coil gnG the bQzg71 aia
and with INST AntneleAl iQp sllili "A
Telegraph blank eQnst hlelll{t wv
employed i enclosed % q eet NJ
placed beside the operator, a5.et1 4
away in one II POE CLOSETS y las .aI
operator seats lllIaeeH p gnsli ".
/ strument and chpdar holding n
he is 10 send both pm llisse XVI
rests ~ hlH lAp. a psltei9 W. WI n,
cells rs employed ID ellellIi VIZ s WI
Of the Uidletlelf eslli' allhgl Y, y,
thatcomIalnieAtlililseAl pe Asf''s
cells. -, ~. ,.,,,i.,, K
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04

Every thing iso4erGune III the preeent flay.
and harfesl festivals have not esaafed M
tehdeHey. i read IN a chaFch ua,ier Some
euficlsm on lLe festive dAeliatl 0isA Ill fiif
ehureh 81 AiqkeMbt, il TAT diocese VI sSaiis-
bury. Nhe}e group q tolsethtr On the aIbaI
steps MAS q splendid COLLECT un ~ Segetabi1s n.
INIT and gtodSeei iliclhdlng Appiss nifona'
dish 1f iHncg butter eaHE, p0tafles. bar.
enifAi elelEniherB, carlilaWtrs, carrots. irar.
fQHAi eillekelf. CHI Cstst honey, ef. Ia thf
qi4a4sel tlele VIE y similar eellHchan. while.
Az ihe Etgsr5 thsIe WA q large EiR, &hicb
anA taRtefti.iy cit oil with DAfsseg ete y q ~
e The FtdQeiiQu q a. lgaiill Of ehnfeh deeors,
hQns-sLa4ts05i dtlii.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
Illee.rlel.g Anane - aEags.lass.

bany protects his gFapeVinep from fruit
thl9Yta III novel manner. Tho sunports
are Of wood, but the oIoHs pieces are Ok
HifeH Insulated from tbe ground, and eofl-
necteet With an Induction coil apabie Of de-
liyeiing q heavy spark through an inch OF
en-. Ihe other pole oi the coil ii eonneeItd
20 tue ground. SIX gQ0f-sized bichFnaiate "
botata efils inrniah elect o-Lloiige f0lee for
the coli. shot Wifas hanging among Tie
ginea are gecnrea ~ the large wiTes aId
when Any Que monkeys with the Erauesine
BRlle She taiters Il connected the IleiRhbor-
hOqd n Ai3i ~ hear fiaai hiAi. III wDrits
sseff Ainel and pc oue eoineE Tor aeednd
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
ODDS AND ENDS.

Sure Cure for CornF: who is that large
man with the revolver ~ asked a yoEng East
ern man in mining town. He's our Chi
rOpodistT ''Ah, indeed" Yes; he fixes up
tenderfeet. H-HUSHi1tBtoJl Crttic.
Consolation; Druggist-'Now, what do
you want ?" Boy-''1hree cents worth Of
paregoric." Druggist-"WhRt do you mean,
waking me up for three centsfT Boy Why,
l had ter git up fer muffin. n-IFd BUS.
will you marry me7" asked Augustus
who is 3 matter-of-fact young man ''Oh,
she replied Autteringly, ''aHk papa" Ger
tainly; I'll ask your father il on wish it, but
l naturally thought YOU ought to know best"
-WaSbugtOu CrHic
Teacher to naughty boy-''Eow, SIR, hold
out your hand" Naughty bOy-"Look ont,
Ina'aD, there's q mouse behind yUu"'
CTeacher screams violently and makes & dash
for girls entry School adjourns at boys
Icntry.)-BurargtoH Free Press,
''What makes you think our new boarder
il a married man p asked clearinghouse
mistress of one OF her servants. because,
replied the girl, Il noticed that when he
came HON, early the other morning ne re
moved ms shoes before going up Stare
A Marked Improvement-Wifc lcontrm-
plating her husband who, coming home late
! lEouI "a'u meeting ma" clep' I'M" Neu
"!'noNt waxing HeI- ne ami qulf 8"
drunk as be was night before last be took
of his oyeTcust thie time Teas SGTj"g$.
Mrs Fererby 90 new servantI-''Ihc last
servant had habit Of going INTO the parioT
with her young man and sitting there the
whole evening. Have you young man +"
Ne" servant NO mum Dnt might EoN
one, with SUCH Inducements offered. -
"""g''
MIR, HiRkE, with affected disgust 'WheW!
This miurc pie is terrible strong" His.
Whistles, 'BTiGEe- gJt too much brandy
in the miHcemeat this unp" Little NclI,-
Amt Il funny Hmel! }lst like pas mus
taele ulu "AeH you was away. .--O"tdha
""f"'
Three small boys, one manipulating Z long
7jclg Of u.olaHes csuH, by inserting il into
hi, usODAo 5Us and bringing il 10 view agalu.
Second Sual' Doy--''oav, Johnny, gre ne
Il piece" NAV. WORT COZ vol u1ed M
Tnud sm1Il H1y-'-Say, johnny, ! didn't
AK lc.. vel, sect yoH ud"t want any"
-fT0''ne'"' "o"'""I'
Chicago Young Lady Ito dry goods clerk
Can yua let me have 4 sample Of tins
stlkt' Click Certainly madam. How
large piece would you LLc2' Chicago
Young La'iy-''uh, about the size OF pigs
ear wall Dr enough. think"
"Why don't you fight asked spectator
OF one Of tno pugilsIs, who refused to leave
his corner, '"uIt a minute, can't yo? I'm
waiun' fur dc constable, Hos friend of
ml,.e, md l promised TO wait Tor h:m 70 he
could see the scrap. 81. -Washt"gtoa CrtLc.
I wander If that story is true sbout St.
Patrick driving oil til. snakes out of Ire.
IgnIq" said Dir. Swishern TO his wife. az sh,
put another wet towel OH his head. 'Idon't
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04

fIidfih WON 2 ~ t-..t-zl4llI +. #
Hi4 fes we're tnrnsd Z
Al Il he vas laid 70 faes lls a w
s,.lfibQ sun, for several VI
sag dos, I'M taisly along KS
sSI,H thfee was the iele ttign e9l
worn d WDol6n su!e9ah i i,asi
tifuj frillipg Vt gpld aA ~. ns se1s <.
With a golden ei9slt iol s. t,
wnt an woo.en fibre Fsls iD''i',
neath Il fragment p leealt
Wy Y. a \, eh MI K ~ iaili ils8lf
w .l w N E isne,5 ID I'D NJ w
u .s'. s,' WI, y. K IL ,sitsh, we're A
tvs Yards aiOng wa aHlEIS ssi E
and above these Nas S,sj
lnnR. maid q st1ai ri
,snia richly claas
vim qarqets and
eoiorad enainel, Wlliel
I 1riiiiaDoy. kie W1Ie h
t.ii,,.r fssleItd " tFQ tas "
only less beaEtig h.
Which elasped his A ss,li y al w
were Ming III abuAt VS. 7, 4, MN + .s.i5l
And fragments 81 re ls4.l' i'I
Il fas,n over bis l9p x,
w y ',is,,l,1r. two lfaet p ElIlelt
WOOD, strengtllefliii \ 5i'l, ,,, Z
oiItpt aide ine9Aed /. n. s,l l' y, sls.l
M shia ware fagne W
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WV. W. y as,fa slelgas tlle
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sisase3 IL wore htsp
brs,ngc, Bith ssfisl, '' Tifs
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tras,ss II thp NoOlit.l ls ~. KS
No., 4, i asill afIlering X " ,liil
fHefraTuienf ~ tpf sssi tuTi v
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,6ps IA al xooe. wy lei.i : Va m
Nv /, \, \ 5I;d was ilie aas v
ailti 4 larbud ia'fll z #. .H.. K Z, p
tgeTa found, some " III ,s IN
N etiier NTH alaii S,iy b.
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@as rint.ed b Aisiig W. at iil4
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shaV IN ilstetiAi
ssf.i. ss those q ihg sll'l.
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04

In tho hidegeadeglt The Rev. Dr.. G. b
MrIeht gives Literal translation of an Las.
lolYs:
4. God il tbs boss Of as fellers and Of
every man ali.
=, tsyd lokea US fcllarA and evers man an.
2. | feel il my hesrt that love God. /
love my pr0theT. iag aiste every man M
4. iWish eyely fellef loved jesus, Thea
shey good; no bad. nd 5itlik.
ih5Te ~ ~ ihis creed gone Of the theaioRi.
eal snptlety tnat clareeterees fhe great
sfeeaA % thFieteaaom, bat 1t IA capabie Of
pF1aGlpS lQrth very substantial ffuigs ~
KQpunase; aud certainly 10 more tlnu thia
1eig fofk EFieae.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04

Our readers must not forget that
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
A Story of Thomas H. Benton.

Mr.. Murphy, a veteran stenogrdpher of
the Senate, told me story about Thorn
As H. Benton | had never heare before,
says "A Washington letter to the Chicago
Neirs There has always been dispute
whether Congress sh ,uld adjourn at mid
night of the third of March or at noon on
the 4th The latter idea mas prevailed
although for many years there was a
struggle over it for each year. Mr.. Ben
ton was one of those who insisted that
the session expires with the calendar day
at midnight on the Sd of March, and he
used regularly to raise the point. One
year when Orr, Of South Carolina, was
in the chair, Mr.. Benton arose at mid
night 10 a point of order, and declared
that in his opinion the legal existence of
the Senate had expired Orr asked ifthe
Senator from Missouri insisted upon his
point of order that he was no longer a
Senator, tBenton's term expiring on that
day Mr.. Benton responded that he
did. Then" cried Orr, the Sergeant
at-Arms will remove the gentleman from
the floor, as by his own confession he is
not entitled to it"
The sally was greeted with laughter,
and MIR. Benton responded that with the
permission of the Senator from South Car
olina he would claim his privilege as an
ex-member of the Senate, and remain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Feeding Cows.

Some farmers and dairymcn reason
that When the price of butter is low, it
doesn't pay to feed well. They say,
There is no money in the business, any
way. The cows will come out all right
in the spring, when they get to grass
Guess won't put any grain in them, and
no more hay than they can get along
with" So they feed lighter probably do
not shelter well, and the cows givea very
small quantity of poor milk, from which
the women folks can get but little butter,
and that of inferior quality. Any farmer
pursuing this course virtually loses all the
feed he gives the COWS, just as an engin-
eer would lose all the fuel he used under
the boiler. if he should keep only steam
enough to move the engine, but not
enough to drive the machinery. A GER
tain amount of food is necessary to main
tain the life of the COW, and it is the sur
plus beyond this " food of maintenance +"
that returns profit. Leaving plows to
rust ont ia the last furrow, or implements
to rot in the field, is not more ruinous
than half-starved cows under the pretext
that dairy products do not bring high
prices. If there is any time when dairy
cows should have good care and good
feed, it is when butter is low-priced
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Cultivating Lima Beans.

The lima bean is generally considered
the most desirable of all the beans grown
and one that requires no little amount of
skill to bring it to perfection. Failure 70
secure crop of this kind of beans detess
many from the attempt 20 grow them
As rule the want OF success is largely
attributable to too early planting. 1t does
best in warm temperature, and should
not therefore be planted until the season
is somewhat advanced and the soil thor
oughly warmed. Successful growers rec
ommend that planting be deferred until
the first week in June, having the soil
thoroughly pulyerized and sufficiently
dry, SOFAS to avoid any danger of its be-
coming crusted over SO as To impede the
coming up of the bean. They should be
well fertilized some recommend liber-
al use of super-phosphate; others a heavy
manuring with horse manure, but we i'm
agine il makes little difference what the
manure is, if it is used in profusion.
lHtfe Hlust Dt tnouSil " push tic sio" vi
of the beans The best success we ever
had with lima beans was with the use OF
brush for them to run ON instead of us
using poles. When they get to be four
or five feet high, clip of the ends so as to
cause the growth of laterals and to in
duce an early blooming. With proper at
tention there need be no reason why the
beans should not do we'll
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Curing Hay.

1t has been determined by DIR. Volch-
er, the chemist of the Royal Agricultural
Society, that with all the conditions fa-
vorable for prompt and active curing,
there is practically no loss of nutritiye
elements in the change from grass 10
hay. When freshly cut the relation of
sugar and fermentable matter to the wa
ter contained therein is such that no fer
mentation is at first induced As the
evaportion af the water continues the re-
lative proportion of sugar and fermenta-
BILE matter to it is changed, and then is
the time, if the curing is arrested, that
fermentation, and its consequent loss of
nutritive value. follows As IA nutral result.
1t must be remembered that hay sustains
nutritive loss, not only in the manner in
dicated, but by exposure to rains and
from being imperfectly cured. The farm
er who will, by his own neglect, allow at
crop To lose its nuritiye value, has only
himself to blame, and ought not to Won
der that his cattle do no better upon
their food The very best of grass may
be made into an almost worthless hay
by carelessness and neglect in the cutting,
curing and carting
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Indian Corn as Medicine.

Some good things are heard now and
then in the elevated railroad ears, and
the advice of noted physician to a
young man who complained of nervous
ness, loss of vision, night sweats, loss of
appetite, the other morning, which was
overheard by a reporter, is one of them.
Throw away your cigarettes and eat a
good bowl of mush and milk for your
breakfast, said the learned doctor, ''and
you will not need any medicine" In
dian corn is essentially an American in
stitution. As the staple food of our dad
dies it can really be said to have helped
to lay the foundation of this great repub-
lie. With this product, the hog, it was
in the not very remote past almost the
sole food supply OF the rural districts, and
the dishes that can be prepared from its
various forms are of much greater variety
than can be produced from wheat. Like
Sambo's rabbit, it is good 10 roast, to bake
or to boil, and can be fermented and tur-
ned into whiskey, but It's stimulating
qualities are best procured by making it
into mush. 1t contains large amount of
nitrogen, has qualities anti-constipating
and is easily assimilated. Though orig
inally the poor mans food, it has come
To be the rich mans luxury. 1t is cheap
and has great nutritiye properties. A
course of Indian meal in the shape ofJohn
nycake, hot cake, corn or pone-bread and
mush, relieved hEacopious draughts OF
pure cows milk, to which, if inclined to
dyspepsia, a little lime water may be adj
ded, will make life now burden well
worth living, and you need no other treat
ment to correct your nervousness bright
en- your vision and produce peaceful sleep
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Raising Fruit.

Mr.. G. T. Herm, of Taunton, Indiana,
writes to the Cicinnaii Ga-ehe: Trees
do best on upland. The wood ripens
better and the fruit becomes richer. II
the soil is too poor, fertilize ii with ashes
rotton wood and old trees, on worn land,
and every fall with decomposed stable
manure The color of the leaves iii sum
mer ought to do in the fall, in manur-
ing or mnlchiug. Ii is beneficial some
times, to kill portions of the buds to re-
! tard the blooming and make sure of a
part of crop The subsoil water should
be drained off.
There is abundance of timbered land
and other situations everywhere, to make
fruit raising success, but low or wet or
too rich land will end in failure.
Now, what kind shall we plant? All
sour cherries, plums, will do best in mel
low, and sandy soil. Pears, as Clapp's
favorite, Flemish, Beauty, Howell, Buff
fun, etc, apples, Rambo, August Pippin,
anu VAliti-- etNtpibiAi- W estoeN VI
notion. The trees above named will do
to plant, if cared for and | have to say
that will set out about one hundred
and fifty apple tress next fall, after keep
ing them planted close together, so as to
harden their hearts, while as to pear
trees, | will soon replace one hundred
and twenty of Ciapps Favorite, Flemish
Beauty, Howell, kifer, Conte and few
Duchesse d Angouleme, where the cold
winter DESTROYED most others of twenty
five kinds The first three of the above
bore fruit two years past, while the Bart
let's, only sixteen feet off, were killed.
think of planting my fruit trees closer
together, to maintain equal moisture, by
the leaves shading the soil, believing that
to be benefcial--as clearing the under
brush from woodland proves that soon
after the timber decays. have set my
standard pear trees twelve feet apart from
south to north, and eighteen feet from
east To west, 10 protect them from the
afternoon rays of the sun and none of
them have shown any sign of mildew or
blight Still il is seven years since they
have been set, out to the number of
about five hundred, and, as | said, the
first three kinds have been bearing two
years, and are now again full of fruit
buds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Letters Of Recommendation

4 Gentleman once advertised for boy
to assist him in his Office.
Nearly fifty applied for the place. out
of the whole number, he, in a short time
chose one and sent the rest away
should like to know said friend
on what ground you chose that boy.
He had not single recommendation with
him"
:. You are mistaken said the. gentle
man, he had great many"
He wiped his feet when he came in,
and closed the door after him; showing
that he was orderly and tidy
He gave up his seat instantly to the
lame old man who entered showing that
he was kind and thoughtful"
He took off his hat when he came in,
and answered my questions promptly
and respectly; showing that he was po-
lite.
He lifted up the book, which | had
purposely laid on the floor, and placed it
on the table, while all the rest h id step
ped over it, or pushed it aside; showing
that he was careful"
"And he waited patiently for his turn,
instead of pushing the others; showing
that he was modest
"When / talked with him, noticed
that his clothes were carefully brushed
his hair in nice order. and his teeth
white as milk.
when he wrote his name. | observed
that his finger-nails were clean, instead of
being tipped with jet like the handsome
little fellows in the blue jacket
Don't you call these things letters of
Recommendation do; and what can
tell about a boy by using my eyes for ten
minutes is worth more than all the fine
letters he can bring. ."--Seieta.